Dear Juno,
My name is Stephanie and I am just two years older than you were when you found out that you were pregnant. That must of been real scary news for you to find out but also really hard to tell your parents as well. When I found out about your decision to carry your baby to term and give it up for adoption I was happy to know that you made that decision and that you did not get an abortion. Most teenage girls around your age, when they find out that they are pregnant they usually get an abortion because they say that they are not ready to be mothers yet or that it was a "mistake".
Learning about abortions and what it means to become a mother, I have to say that you made the right decision to give your baby up for adoption. If you would have gone with the decision to get an abortion, I would imagine that you would not be able to live with that burden of knowing that you aborted an innocent life. I know that your adoption process had its ups and downs but I like the fact that even though you went through with giving your baby up for adoption, you still wanted a good and loving home for your baby. It shows that you still cared about your baby but also that you recognized the mistake that you made on getting pregnant at a young age.
Personally, if I were in your shoes I know for a fact that I would not get an abortion. I don't believe in abortions. I am totally pro life so I would never kill an innocent life. I also don't believe in the saying "it was a mistake". It gets me mad to hear when girls say "it was a mistake" or "i wasn't ready". We are old enough to know what's right from wrong so if you are not ready to become a mother or have a baby then don't have sex it's simple as that. If you do want to have sex then use a condom or any other kind of protection but do not have unprotected sex because we all know what unprotected sex can lead to and that is a baby. Also a word of encouragement, don't just have sex because your bored that's a stupid and a immature reason to have sex. Sex should be done with your husband not just with anybody.
What I am trying to say is that, if I were in your situation I think I would have kept the baby. I would not get an abortion, I know that for sure. I know being a teenage mother would be hard but I put myself into that situation so I got to live with the consequences of my actions and my decision to have had sex. I know my parents wouldn't want me to be a teenage mother because my future would be ruined and they would want to see me achieve my goals and dreams but I do know that they would help me and my baby out.
All in all, your decision to give your baby up for adoption was a good choice. I hope my few words of encouragement help you and allow you to make better decisions next time when you want to have sex again.
My name is Stephanie and I am just two years older than you were when you found out that you were pregnant. That must of been real scary news for you to find out but also really hard to tell your parents as well. When I found out about your decision to carry your baby to term and give it up for adoption I was happy to know that you made that decision and that you did not get an abortion. Most teenage girls around your age, when they find out that they are pregnant they usually get an abortion because they say that they are not ready to be mothers yet or that it was a "mistake".
Learning about abortions and what it means to become a mother, I have to say that you made the right decision to give your baby up for adoption. If you would have gone with the decision to get an abortion, I would imagine that you would not be able to live with that burden of knowing that you aborted an innocent life. I know that your adoption process had its ups and downs but I like the fact that even though you went through with giving your baby up for adoption, you still wanted a good and loving home for your baby. It shows that you still cared about your baby but also that you recognized the mistake that you made on getting pregnant at a young age.
Personally, if I were in your shoes I know for a fact that I would not get an abortion. I don't believe in abortions. I am totally pro life so I would never kill an innocent life. I also don't believe in the saying "it was a mistake". It gets me mad to hear when girls say "it was a mistake" or "i wasn't ready". We are old enough to know what's right from wrong so if you are not ready to become a mother or have a baby then don't have sex it's simple as that. If you do want to have sex then use a condom or any other kind of protection but do not have unprotected sex because we all know what unprotected sex can lead to and that is a baby. Also a word of encouragement, don't just have sex because your bored that's a stupid and a immature reason to have sex. Sex should be done with your husband not just with anybody.
What I am trying to say is that, if I were in your situation I think I would have kept the baby. I would not get an abortion, I know that for sure. I know being a teenage mother would be hard but I put myself into that situation so I got to live with the consequences of my actions and my decision to have had sex. I know my parents wouldn't want me to be a teenage mother because my future would be ruined and they would want to see me achieve my goals and dreams but I do know that they would help me and my baby out.
All in all, your decision to give your baby up for adoption was a good choice. I hope my few words of encouragement help you and allow you to make better decisions next time when you want to have sex again.
Sincerely,
Stephanie P